Best overlap: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Miami is 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Auckland.
The best time to meet is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Miami, which is 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Auckland. The shared window is only 2 hours — treat 4:00 PM in Miami (8:00 AM in Auckland) as the one fixed point and plan everything else around it. Note the day shift — Auckland is on the next day relative to Miami while this overlap is open.
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